Mexico: A journalist murdered Veracruz just as country opens 2026 World Cup With his murder, the number of journalists killed in Poza Rica since the start of 2026 is now two, after the killing of Carlos Leonardo Ramírez Castro in January.

International — Press-Freedom Bodies · 2026-06-11 · EU · verified record

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Mexico: A journalist murdered Veracruz just as country opens 2026 World Cup Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the murder of journalist Luis Ángel López Valdez, killed on 11 June in Poza Rica, in the northern part of the state of Veracruz, on the very day that Mexico was inaugurating the 2026 FIFA World Cup. RSF is calling for an immediate investigation that treats his journalistic work as the primary line of inquiry, and for urgent measures to protect the press in one of the most dangerous states in the country. With his murder, the number of journalists killed in Poza Rica since the st

Mexico: A journalist murdered Veracruz just as country opens 2026 World Cup Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the murder of journalist Luis Ángel López Valdez, killed on 11 June in Poza Rica, in the northern part of the state of Veracruz, on the very day that Mexico was inaugurating the 2026

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